The latest issue of Nintendo Power claims the motion-controlled strategy game is finally going to reach North America later this year, presumably to tide you over until Pikmin 3 and remind gamers who Olimar and Louie actually are.

The enhanced Pikmin 2 originally hit Europe exactly three years ago, but you North Americans can enjoy it for yourself later this year.

Having already played this on the GC about a miliion years ago, and now Nintnedo is releasing the NPC 3 years after Europe, the only way I'll be picking this up is if it is in one of those red boxes for $20. As was said here 3 years ago:

"The first NPC Pikmin was good fun, but it didn’t fully justify the full-price release,"

WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME NINTENDO!!!! About a year ago I totally gave up on Pikmin 2 reaching North American Wiis and just played the Gamecube version. If I had known we would eventually get this I would have definitely saved it for this version!!! Sigh....oh well. The game WAS a masterpiece so playing through it again wouldn't be the worst thing in the world I guess.

Okay, I picked up the GameCube version for $5 the other day, I won't be buying this. When I first saw the picture I thought it said Seeds of Courage, as in the never released Zelda game. That would be a cool release.

@BenAV"Better late than never" - except for the people who gave up hope and imported. NoA lost my sale a long time ago. Now, instead of being happy about the news (like I probably should be) my feelings are closer to apathy with a twinge of bitterness.

This is great! I got the original on Gamecube for $2 a few months ago, but haven't played it much. I'll make sure to do so.It would be great if the New Play Control series was expanded on the Wii U, preferably through download.

Great! I thought this would never happen because of the brands licenses that appears in game. I luckily managed to get a cheap copy of the GCN version at the flea market, but will definitively get this one again! IMO, is worth for a game like pikmin 2(and probalby my last wii game too). Also, probably, this would cut the price of the GCN version, since people are selling used copies for 40$+ because of its rarity.

despite owning the GNC version I might get this if it's true because some sites see this as a rumor.

Edit: Also is this going to lower the GNC (gamecube) version price because I got this way back in 2004 & I did not know it was rare until years later & for those who are excited I think it will make finding pikmin 2 ALOT easier.

I still have and play my GCN Pikmin 2 disc regularly (and I'm still fond of using the C-stick to move my hoard en masse) so I probably won't get this, but for the many people out there that missed it the first time around, you should pick this up in a heartbeat. It's one of the best games Nintendo's ever coded.

You have to admit, it's very strategic of Nintendo to wait until now and release it about 6 months to a year before Pikmin 4 releases (assuming Pikmin 3 comes out in that time period) and during the Wii's dry period. NoA has managed to keep this yearly lively with the release of Xenoblade Chronicles, Pikmin 2, The Last Story, and hopefully Pandora's Tower.

@Shugo You know, now that I think about it, I think I'll pick this up anyway simply on principle of supporting NoA's decision to bring it over. I think I actually asked them for it in a Club Nintendo survey once and promised them "all my money" if they did it, so I should probably own up to my word.

A "Jam with the band" situation! That DS game got released in Europe a few years ago, while America already had it for years and years. Maybe you guys also get Wii chess, while we Europeans get Excitebots?